Blazers’ Roy to have surgery, will miss playoffs

Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will have surgery on the torn meniscus in his right knee and likely will miss the NBA playoffs, the team announced Thursday.

The former Garfield High and University of Washington star injured the knee on Sunday and missed the final two games of the regular season. Roy originally said he would try to play through the injury. Recovery is expected to take 4-6 weeks.

The Blazers, a No. 6 seed, start the postseason Sunday at the Phoenix Suns.

“This was not an easy decision to make,” Roy said in a statement. “But, if I’m going to be out there, I want to be contributing. If we’re fortunate enough to advance in the playoffs, having the surgery now gives me the best opportunity to help our team.”

The Blazers have been plagued by injuries all season. Thirteen players missed a total of 311 regular-season games. Only Andre Miller and former Seattle Prep star Martell Webster have played in all 82 games.

“At the end of the day you still have to go out and play,” Webster told The Associated Press. “We’re going to rally together and play the game.”